RideLondon - Surrey 100 anyone?

[Stedman]

Does anyone know if there's a service they are putting on to take bags etc from the start to wait for you at the finish?
I'm staying in a hotel the night before and obviously won't want to carry any luggage on the ride, so wondering what my options are for that.

Yes we have the same arrangement, as with the London Marathon for bags to be transferred between the start and finish.

 

[Nomadski]

That would be 4,000 feet. Nice and hilly but not mental. Good training route.

Considering RideLondon is about 4.5k ft over 100 miles, and the training route is 4k over 40 miles...

 

[Norry1]

Yep, the RidewithGPS GPX route says 5,284 feet of climbing, so the training route is about twice as hilly.

I initially thought you meant there were 4kms of elevation over 40 miles.

 

[Jdratcliffe]

Something I will miss from the London to Brighton ride to this one is having my cycling buddy there. Was great using each other when we tired to get dragged on a little. Guess I'm going to have to be that random saddle sniffer en route.

I average pretty similar - but the step up to 20mph is a lot.

If I see you - maybe we get a bit of a chaingang together and see what we can do

I can't recall what time I thought I'd do on the application, so no idea how start times will pan out

welcome to join us onroute i'll prob be roped into wearing my spiderman bibs+top wife got me so should be easy to spot ( CAAD8 2012 red/black/white)

 

[procel]

What about the 20,000 other riders with about 90% of them walking up the climbs?
I'm not really jealous cause I didn't get a place, but you get such a mixture of riders on these type of rides it can cause quite a few accidents. Saw a few on Sunday's London to Brighton.

TBF, I suspect that the 9hr limit, the novelty, and the prestige of it being similar to the Olympic route, will mean the profile of the participants is rather more expert than on the LTB. Most newbies like me will have trained at least semi-properly for it. Still, while Newlands and Box should be fine, Leith Hill is so narrow that it will only take a few walking to make everybody behind them walk too. I'd be more concerned that out of 20k people, there'll be more than a handful - a few hundred - aiming for a very fast pace with that congestion putting them at risk on the descents.

 

[Jdratcliffe]

TBF, I suspect that the 9hr limit, the novelty, and the prestige of it being similar to the Olympic route, will mean the profile of the participants is rather more expert than on the LTB. Most newbies like me will have trained at least semi-properly for it. Still, while Newlands and Box should be fine, Leith Hill is so narrow that it will only take a few walking to make everybody behind them walk too. I'd be more concerned that out of 20k people, there'll be more than a handful - a few hundred - aiming for a very fast pace with that congestion putting them at risk on the descents.

leith hill is the 2nd climb at around 55miles in so hopefully by that time there should be a nice gao between the people after a "good time" and the newbies cruising round.

 

[SquareDaff]

As I understand it, aren't they starting the faster riders 1st? So I imagine those wanting to set 20mph averages and the like will be leaving around 6am when, hopefully, they'll be joined by like minded people who are less likely to be walking! As I'm just getting into the world of sportives I put 6:30hrs down so imagine it'll be quite busy around the start as it seems to be a popular guess!

Did anyone find out if there was any "luggage transfer facility". Like others on here it would be good if I could pick up my rucksack at the end (as it's nearer Kings X) rather than have to ride over to the hotel (which is near the start) after the event.

 

[TWICEmonkey]

Good luck fellas! FWIW, the step from 16-18 avg is quite difficult, when there's a fair bit of climbing and from 18-19+ even more so! I'd be we'll pleased with anything 18+ on that route, I reckon. Be interesting to see how yo get on. The closed roads will be a help and if you work together then it'll be possible... Just!

It's a goal.....not sayin' I'll reach it, but it's a goal

 

[procel]

leith hill is the 2nd climb at around 55miles in so hopefully by that time there should be a nice gao between the people after a "good time" and the newbies cruising round.

Y, I'm sure you're right. It'll be a few thousand mid- and lower-mid- (like me) -level riders who are capable of getting up there (slowly ) who I expect to get stuck behind 50 walkers

 

[SquareDaff]

To clarify "closed roads" means not having to stop at lights and junctions and stuff doesn't it?

 

[goody]

As I understand it, aren't they starting the faster riders 1st?

How do they know who the fast riders are?

 

[aerobrain]

How do they know who the fast riders are?

From the estimated times you enter. I'm starting to worry a bit as my training is going a lot better than expected and I think I out something like 8 hours down but now thinking more like 6-7hrs. Although that could all come undone in the hills I guess.

 

[goody]

Right I get it, so if i said I could do it in 4 hours I'd start near the front.

 

[aerobrain]

Yep, setting off in waves over 2hrs with the faster riders first so that they get a clearer run then in theory the slower riders who in theory are less concerned about minutes/second of their time go out later with greater risk of encountering a jam. Same as with marathons etc.

Of course it relies on people being honest/having an idea about what time they think they'll do.

 

[SquareDaff]

I put 6.5 hours down as my estimate - but based on my training I reckon I could achieve 5:30. Too many factors to be certain though. Adrenaline on the day could make me faster, so could closed roads and the advantage of riding in a group. On the flip side, as you say there could be huge hold ups at the start before the masses thin out. Also with that number of people there're bound to be crashes. And that's assuming no "mechanicals".